Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Sport - Sport Medicine, Therapy, Prevention, Nutrition, Atlantic International University, language: English, abstract: In any paper revolving around teenagers and their use of mass building supplements it is important to note that the use of supplements to build mass and the use of steroids are not mutually exclusive. Many authors of works on body image and steroid use believe that they are inextricably linked. It is debatable as to whether the use of over-the-counter supplements are a gateway to the use of more damaging steroids but the overwhelming feeling confirms that the risk is increased when teenagers begin to take supplements.§§The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC) Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance- United States, reports that the percentage of students using steroids increased to 6,1% by 2002. The common belief that supplements are not potentially dangerous has resulted in a limited amount of information about yo